HC Deb 16 March 1993 vol 221 c126W
Dr. Wright

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs what percentage share of total departmental spending was accounted for by non-departmental public bodies in each year since 1979.

Mr. Goodlad

The percentage share of total Foreign and Commonwealth Office expenditure on non-departmental public bodies since 1979 is as follows:

Year Per cent.
1979–80 7.73
1980–81 6.71
1981–82 6.65
1982–83 6.87
1983–84 6.85
1984–85 7.04
1985–86 7.26
1986–87 7.42
1987–88 7.38
1988–89 6.93
1989–90 7.59
1990–91 7.76
1991–92 6.31